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Justice Takes a Bold Step Forward in its Rocky Climb
June 15, 2020
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Marianne Duddy-Burke (she/her)
LGBTQI Catholic Group Responds to Supreme Court Decision Protecting LGBTQI Workers joins millions across the country in celebrating todays Supreme Court decision that gay lesbian bisexual and transgender employees are protected from discrimination un

Pride Prejudice and Pandemic
June 3, 2020
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Marianne Duddy-Burke (she/her)
A Pride Message for the Dignity Community from Marie DuddyBurke Executive DirectorI am surely not the first to that this is a Pride Month like no other With most Pride es and festivals canceled out of wellplaced concern for the health of our communit

DignityUSA Condemns Racism White Supremacy in Wake of Recent Killings of Black People
June 1, 2020
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Marianne Duddy-Burke (she/her)
It is not possible to be in favor of justice for some people andnot be in favor of justice for all peopleDr Martin Luther King JrAs a Catholic justiceseeking organization is compelled to condemn the systemic racism that has resulted in the deaths of

DignityUSA and Dayton Community Protest Teacher Firing Call for Contract Abolishment
May 13, 2020
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Marianne Duddy-Burke (she/her)
In letters sent to the Archbishop of Cincinnati and the Living Beatitudes Community a ministry of DignityDayton have strongly protested the decision to refuse contract renewal to a teacher who gave years of exemplary service to a Catholic high schoo
First Half 2020 Financial Results
April 30, 2020
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DignityUSA
Report by Linda Roberts TreasurerFor the first half of the fiscal year ( ) the Operating Fund reported an operating loss of compared to a budgeted loss of This improved financial result from budget is attributed to both higher income and lower

Dignity in the COVID-19 Era
April 15, 2020
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DignityUSA
Dear Members and Friends of As we continue to celebrate this most unusual and challenging Easter season we wanted to share some thoughts on how the work of Dignity carries on even in the coronavirus eraFirst we are very pleased to report that we have

Communications to Chapters Communities and Caucuses
April 15, 2020
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DignityUSA
We want to invite all our Chapters Communities and Caucuses to participate in a series of conference calls to connect with all our leaders during this time of isolation Specifically we want to hear about how our members are remaining connected and ho

Forward from 50 Our New Logo
April 1, 2020
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DignityUSA
With s celebration of our years and years since Stonewall still reverberating through our movement turns to the future with a new forwardlooking logo to communicate our image to the world Our past logo and its tagline in use prior to the special th i

DignityUSA Fights Discrimination against LGBTQI Employees at Catholic Institutions
March 19, 2020
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DignityUSA
In early filed Amicus Briefs in two lawsuits challenging Catholic institutions claims of ministerial exemptions in the termination or mistreatment of three employees In the US Supreme Court cases of St James School v Estate of Kristen Biehl and Our L